5 Letter Words Containing WL

There are 36+ five letter words with WL in our English dictionary. Every five-letter WL word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with WL.

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Popular 5-Letter Words With WL

newly 11
crawl 10
dowle 9
dowly 12
drawl 9
growl 9
howls 11
jowls 15
jowly 18
mewls 10
nowls 8
owled 9

All 5-Letter Words With WL (25 words)

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How Common is WL as a Middle 5 Letter word?

There are 36 5-letter words containing WL in English. The average Scrabble score here is 10.2, with -S endings dominating (42% of them).

Total Words
36
Avg Scrabble Score
10.2
Most Common Ending (42%)
S

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Highest-Scoring 5-Letter WL-Words in Scrabble

jowly 18
jowls 15
dowly 12
howls 11
yawls 11
shawl 11

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains WL?

18 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains WL is jowly with a total of 18 points.

J 8
O 1
W 4
L 1
Y 4

FAQ 5 Letter Words With WL

  • How many 5 letter words containing WL are in the English dictionary?

    There are 36 5-letter words in the English dictionary that contain WL. The average Scrabble score across them is 10.2.

  • Are there any rare 5 letter words containing WL worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 5-letter words like "jowly", "growl", "prowl", "trawl" contain WL and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "jowly" is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 5 letter words containing WL?

    Everyday 5-letter words containing WL include "newly", "crawl", "dowle", "dowly", "drawl".

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